Port Places

Port Places

Janet Bolitho’s explorations in Port Places

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September 23, 2022

Running from source to sea

For the first time, a leg of the Grand Final Parade included the Yarra Ri

a mini urban forest on the corner of Gasworks in South Melbourne

September 16, 2022

Port & South Melbourne

From a yard to a youth arts precinct

Multinet’s yard on the corner of Richardson and Pickles Sts has bee

September 9, 2022

Port & South Melbourne

The spacious streets of Port

It rained last night. Again. The Pumping Station in Port Melbourne respon

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Yesterday's Billy buttons diverted me from my main

Yesterday's Billy buttons diverted me from my main purpose - to visit @kathyholowko's UNSUNG HERO on its last day at Federation Square.
May I recommend that you read the text accompanying her work, especially relevant this week:

"A plinth is an historical site for the revered, those we are told to remember and admire. The playful juxtaposition between this cultural structure of the plinth and the placement of the humble earthworm-raised up on a pedestal and represented on a momentous scale-is humorous and yet deeply meaningful. Silently in darkness the earthworm has been going about its business, doing the important and under-rated work of turning decaying matter into nutrients for plants. It is one of the hardest working and most unrecognised members of our biotic community. Their burrows bring water and air deep into the ground providing the right conditions for root growth, creating the healthy soil that we all depend on. It is time that we honoured this unsung hero, and raise the earthworm up onto the plinth as a reminder of our dependence on ecological cycles, the importance of composting and to think about the lifecycles of the matter that we consume".
Bravo @kathyholowko
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#earthworms
#compost
#fedsquare
#sustainableseptember

Billy buttons over the River. #sustainableseptemb

Billy buttons over the River.

#sustainableseptember
#biodiversity
#indigenous plants
#natureinthecity
#yarrariver #Birrarung

The Normanby and AC Hotel by Marriott #fishermans

The Normanby and AC Hotel by Marriott

#fishermansbend
#normanbyrd
#lightingdesign
@dko_architecture
@cremaconstructions

At 26 South Wharf #fishermansbend #Wharf #yarrar

At 26 South Wharf

#fishermansbend
#Wharf
#yarrariver
#birrarung
#melbournecement

Going home. Going west. @westgatepunt

Going home.
Going west.
@westgatepunt